MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
 | Trend | Seasonally adjusted |
 | % change Sep 10 to Dec 10 | % change Dec 09 to Dec 10 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 10 to Dec 10 | % change Sep 10 to Dec 10 | % change Dec 09 to Dec 10 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 10 to Dec 10 |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 9.8 | 35.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 28.7 | - |
Mining | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -3.1 | -1.8 | -0.3 |
Manufacturing | 0.2 | 1.7 | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
Electricity, gas, water and waste services | - | 0.8 | - | 0.7 | -0.7 | - |
Construction | 1.3 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.1 |
Wholesale trade | -0.9 | -2.9 | - | -0.9 | -3.9 | - |
Retail trade | 0.2 | 1.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.9 | - |
Accommodation and food services | 1.1 | 1.9 | - | 1.1 | 1.3 | - |
Transport, postal and warehousing | -0.4 | 1.3 | - | -0.3 | 2.8 | - |
Information media and telecommunications | -0.2 | 2.1 | - | -0.7 | 0.5 | - |
Financial and insurance services | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services | -2.3 | -4.4 | -0.1 | -4.0 | -4.4 | -0.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 2.9 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.3 |
Administrative and support services | 3.2 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 11.0 | 0.1 |
Public administration and safety | -0.3 | 1.1 | - | -0.8 | 1.4 | - |
Education and training | 0.6 | 2.7 | - | 0.7 | 2.8 | - |
Health care and social assistance | 0.5 | 1.9 | - | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Arts and recreation services | 1.5 | 1.4 | - | 3.2 | 2.4 | - |
Other services | -1.1 | -3.3 | - | -2.6 | -5.1 | - |
Ownership of dwellings | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Taxes less subsidies on products | 0.5 | 2.3 | - | - | 1.9 | - |
Statistical discrepancy (P) | na | na | - | na | na | 0.3 |
Gross domestic product | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
na not available |
DECEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- The trend estimate increased 9.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.0%. This difference reflects the 25.8% increase in the seasonally adjusted estimate in the September quarter 2010
Mining
- The trend estimate fell 1.6%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 3.1% reflecting the effects of flooding on coal mine production.
Manufacturing
- The trend estimate fell 0.2% while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.5% driven by the Petroleum, coal, chemical and rubber products sub-division.
Financial and insurance services
- The trend estimate increased 0.6%, while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.5% with increases across both the Finance and Insurance sub-divisions.
Professional, scientific and technical services
- The trend estimate fell 2.9% while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 5.0% with strong growth seen throughout the industry.